Quote Originally Posted by Fengzi
I have to say that China is terribly misunderstood by most Americans. Our media does a wonderful job of villianizing China by seizing isolated incidents and blowing them out of proportion or taking them out of context.
I'd certainly agree about the media's anti-chinese slant....im from the uk but spent 3 yrs over in japan - so i'd watch a lot of CNN (and fox occasionally for a laugh...) it would always amaze me how negative the coverage was....you'd always have some right wing biggot like lou dobbs banging on about how china was "stealing" US jobs and US technology (when he'd finished his one man immigration campaign...) You got the impression that he couldnt believe the sheer audacity of China in challenging the US world hegemony.....like it was some US divine right to be the only global superpower....it seems like some sections of the media are out to demonise china in order to bolster a US protectionist agenda.....The US media's scary - makes you appreciate the BBC!



were u teaching English in China? I was teaching in Japan.....anyone who's interested do it! program called JET - good money, great people, fantastic country

andy